Olympic medallists Sarah and Nick Dempsey have spent years of their lives on the road, but now they travel in comfort, as Helen Fretter found out - warning, you will be envious!
You'd think a decade on the Olympic campaign trail would put you off travelling for fun. After endless trips with a dinghy in tow, or flying bulky windsurfing kit around the world, you could be forgiven for spending your holidays checking into a hotel for some serious pampering. When double Yngling gold medallist Sarah Ayton tied the knot with Mistral bronze medal winner Nick Demspey last year they opted not to have a traditional wedding list, instead suggesting guests contribute to their honeymoon instead. But the donations weren't going towards long-haul flights or a luxury resort, instead they were put towards bicycle racks, a pull-out bed, and dry-lining a VW van... Nick and Sarah wanted to spend their honeymoon with just the two of them, roaming as they pleased, on a windsurfing trip in Scotland! And that's where the van came in... Nick explains: 'We had been looking at our honeymoon for quite a while and it was looking expensive so we decided money would be better spent on the van than a holiday, then we could use the van for our honeymoon around Scotland. I had bought the van and, rather than getting gifts for our wedding, we decided to have a wedding fund towards the conversion.' So the new Mr and Mrs Dempsey began their married life - appropriately enough - on the road, and on the water. 'We left on our honeymoon the very next day, up to Scotland. We loaded up with windsurf kit, surf boards, fishing rods and bikes,' recalls Nick. 'We had a new dog - Ringo - who was loving the travelling and being very well behaved.'...read on...
ActionVan - Yachts & Yachting magazine Sept 2009 see PDF
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